Project Selected for Canada-California Collaboration

February 16, 2010

A team of interdisciplinary researchers being led by engineering faculty at McMaster is one of only 15 bilateral projects selected to be part of the new Canada-California Strategic Innovation Partnership.

Professors Jamal Deen and Qiyin Fang, with colleagues from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), are leading the launch of a bilateral research consortium to develop low-cost and minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic devices for improved cancer detection. University of California campuses in Santa Barbara and San Diego, and three other Canadian universities (McGill, Toronto, Waterloo) are also involved.

The Canada-California Strategic Innovation Partnership (CCSIP) is a bilateral collaboration initiative that aims to capitalize on the complementary strengths of Canada and California, and to build on a well-established trade relationship valued at over US$35 billion in 2008. With participation from universities, companies and governments on both sides of the border, CCSIP stimulates the development of new models of collaboration between Canada and California that leverage key research capabilities, address common priorities, and accelerate the delivery of research results. It will also launch research, development and delivery projects that bring new products and services to market.

Professor Jamal Deen is Canada Research Chair in Information Technology and professor of electrical and computer engineering. 

Professor Qiyin Fang is Canada Research Chair in Biophotonics and assistant professor of engineering physics.

List of 15 bilateral projects selected

More information about CCSIP [http://www.ccsip.org]